2.0 Methodology This chapter is about identifying the method to be used to observe the respondent view about the research topic, the process of selecting the respondent, process of collecting the data and discuss about how the data will be measured once the data are collect. In this study I choose two approaches to achieve the result finding. Firstly by distributing the survey questionnaire and secondly by interviewing the respondents. 2.1 Research site This research targeted at construction company in Malaysia including private and government sector because, I want to know either most of construction company in Malaysia concerned about management process in handling a project or not, besides that most of studies that has done before is conducted and reviews at Western Region only. In the other hand, purpose of this study is conducted at this organization because they are very close with the topic and their major activity is managing a project.So that, the information that will be collected more stabilize and confidential. 2.2 Description of Participants This research involves 30 construction companies and 150 individuals are invited to participate. The participants consist of project manager, project team members, stakeholders and Executives of the organization will be responded this study. The respondent will be choose randomly even though the population has been known, that means the survey questionnaire did not ask their name but for the interview session the respondents will be identify first, which is their name, location of their organization,position will be ask and will be record as well . These groups are chosen because, the questions that are develop is relating to their knowledge, perspective on the past project and their experience as being a project manger. 2.3 Research Focus The purpose of this study is to identify the role of triple constraint in project management in achieving project success and how these three elements may affect project activity. Triple constraints consist of scope, time and cost. As the PMBoK (2000) that published by the PMI cited that project success criteria should include the “Iron Triangle”. In this study, the respondents will be asked how they trade-offs these three elements to monitor their project in order to complete and to deliver the project objective. 2.4 Data collection methods/ instrumentation In this study I choose two approaches to collect the data which are by distributing the questionnaire and interview session. The questionnaire will be send via email because to overcome geographic problem, such as the area too far from the origin of place of doing this research, so as the alternative the questionnaire will be distribute by using email and the questionnaire will be receive in short time. Personally administered questionnaire also will be used in this study because any doubt regarding to the question, the respondent can ask immediately, can ensure that the data that have been collected is complete and as a back up if the data that send via email did not enough or the respondents ignore to participate in this study. Meanwhile the interview session will be held in face to face with the respondent. This method is chosen because this method provides rich data, to explore more about the topic of the research and understand the complex issues. 2.5 Research procedure Before the survey questionnaires and the interview session proceed, a formal letter will be send to the research site to notify the organization that their company will be involve and will response to this study. The survey questionnaire will by send via email to the all company that have been choose and inform the staff that question has been send to their email. The respondent will be give two days to complete and collect the question from their company and send back to me. Personal administer mean the questionnaire will be send by myself either via postcard or directly come to the company. The questionnaire that send by postcard, a small monetary will be provide to pay the service such as the stamp and buy a new envelops. These methods need at least two weeks to send the questionnaire and to collect the data. To avoid biases and more convenience, the interview session will be conducted to support the general observation. In addition, this session will be handling by face to face between the interviewee and the interviewer. Besides that the respondent also can suggest or adding more information in this section. This session will be recorded to gain an information and as a proved that this session has been done. 2.6 How are you going to analyze the data? (Data analysis procedure) Design ofresearch question are develop by adopting the scoring test by The Project Survival Test that measure by combined into number called The Project Vulnerability Quotient. Nine factors of success that was develop by Pinto and Prescott's also will be adopted to this research. Both of these questionnaires using an agreement statement on a five-point Likert scale (from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree) to specified their knowledge and opinion. The data will be measured by using SPPS software to calculate the median, mode and means of the answer. The interview session will be recorded, because their answer will be analyzed word by word and this method take a little bit of time to interpret their feedback. So that the record will be play a couple of time to get the information. The respondents for interview section are the expert in project management such as the Project Manager that have 5 years above experience and the top management of the organization to compare their own opinion with the result of research that has been studied and the real situation. Once the gathering data has been done, the data will be interpret in the full report to explain the outcome of this study. 2.7 Summary In conclusion all the methods of instrument that will be used in this research are very useful to get the information about this reseacrh. Meanwhile the population that has been targeted will provide the information by participating in this study. It is essential to every researcher to identify the type of instrument that will be used and identify the type of population to establish the outcome of this research. Besides that, the population also help the researcher to examine whether the ideas or suggestion in this study can be accepted or vice versa.
This chapter is about identifying the method to be used to observe the respondent view about the research topic, the process of selecting the respondent, process of collecting the data and discuss about how the data will be measured once the data are collect. In this study I choose two approaches to achieve the result finding. Firstly by distributing the survey questionnaire and secondly by interviewing the respondents.
2.1 Research site
This research targeted at construction company in Malaysia including private and government sector because, I want to know either most of construction company in Malaysia concerned about management process in handling a project or not, besides that most of studies that has done before is conducted and reviews at Western Region only. In the other hand, purpose of this study is conducted at this organization because they are very close with the topic and their major activity is managing a project. So that, the information that will be collected more stabilize and confidential.
2.2 Description of Participants
This research involves 30 construction companies and 150 individuals are invited to participate. The participants consist of project manager, project team members, stakeholders and Executives of the organization will be responded this study. The respondent will be choose randomly even though the population has been known, that means the survey questionnaire did not ask their name but for the interview session the respondents will be identify first, which is their name, location of their organization, position will be ask and will be record as well . These groups are chosen because, the questions that are develop is relating to their knowledge, perspective on the past project and their experience as being a project manger.
2.3 Research Focus
The purpose of this study is to identify the role of triple constraint in project management in achieving project success and how these three elements may affect project activity. Triple constraints consist of scope, time and cost. As the PMBoK (2000) that published by the PMI cited that project success criteria should include the “Iron Triangle”. In this study, the respondents will be asked how they trade-offs these three elements to monitor their project in order to complete and to deliver the project objective.
2.4 Data collection methods/ instrumentation
In this study I choose two approaches to collect the data which are by distributing the questionnaire and interview session. The questionnaire will be send via email because to overcome geographic problem, such as the area too far from the origin of place of doing this research, so as the alternative the questionnaire will be distribute by using email and the questionnaire will be receive in short time. Personally administered questionnaire also will be used in this study because any doubt regarding to the question, the respondent can ask immediately, can ensure that the data that have been collected is complete and as a back up if the data that send via email did not enough or the respondents ignore to participate in this study. Meanwhile the interview session will be held in face to face with the respondent. This method is chosen because this method provides rich data, to explore more about the topic of the research and understand the complex issues.
2.5 Research procedure
Before the survey questionnaires and the interview session proceed, a formal letter will be send to the research site to notify the organization that their company will be involve and will response to this study. The survey questionnaire will by send via email to the all company that have been choose and inform the staff that question has been send to their email. The respondent will be give two days to complete and collect the question from their company and send back to me. Personal administer mean the questionnaire will be send by myself either via postcard or directly come to the company. The questionnaire that send by postcard, a small monetary will be provide to pay the service such as the stamp and buy a new envelops. These methods need at least two weeks to send the questionnaire and to collect the data. To avoid biases and more convenience, the interview session will be conducted to support the general observation. In addition, this session will be handling by face to face between the interviewee and the interviewer. Besides that the respondent also can suggest or adding more information in this section. This session will be recorded to gain an information and as a proved that this session has been done.
2.6 How are you going to analyze the data? (Data analysis procedure)
Design of research question are develop by adopting the scoring test by The Project Survival Test that measure by combined into number called The Project Vulnerability Quotient. Nine factors of success that was develop by Pinto and Prescott's also will be adopted to this research. Both of these questionnaires using an agreement statement on a five-point Likert scale (from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree) to specified their knowledge and opinion. The data will be measured by using SPPS software to calculate the median, mode and means of the answer. The interview session will be recorded, because their answer will be analyzed word by word and this method take a little bit of time to interpret their feedback. So that the record will be play a couple of time to get the information. The respondents for interview section are the expert in project management such as the Project Manager that have 5 years above experience and the top management of the organization to compare their own opinion with the result of research that has been studied and the real situation. Once the gathering data has been done, the data will be interpret in the full report to explain the outcome of this study.
2.7 Summary
In conclusion all the methods of instrument that will be used in this research are very useful to get the information about this reseacrh. Meanwhile the population that has been targeted will provide the information by participating in this study. It is essential to every researcher to identify the type of instrument that will be used and identify the type of population to establish the outcome of this research. Besides that, the population also help the researcher to examine whether the ideas or suggestion in this study can be accepted or vice versa.